NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 31, 2021

Building deal flow so that you have access to more opportunities and can select from the best possible options. The post Portfolio Management – Learning from experienced investors appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. Negotiating reasonable terms and valuations that look to the long-term.

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Portfolio New Zealand Management Technical Review 81

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. “I think the best VCs help drive exits alongside their entrepreneurs. I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 years ago.

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Los Angeles Intellectual Property LP Venture Capital 387

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Rolodex/deal flow (deal sourcing/ability to make connections for the portfolio). – versus the attributes of a great entrepreneur – pattern recognition, tenacity, etc. People skills. People skills. Market/technology acuity (patterns of success, domain expertise). Fund raising skills. may not have much overlap.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Technical Review Startup 332

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Together with 40 Nordic entrepreneurs , we decided to take a trip to the startup mecca, looking for opportunities and lessons to learn. Not Businessmen, Entrepreneurs. We Europeans think of entrepreneurs as businessmen. legislation is not on the foreign entrepreneur’s side. A trader on Wall St. Photo by luigig.

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Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Sure, there will always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. So what can entrepreneurs do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue and position their startup for a winning IPO?

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Venture Capital IPO Elevator Pitch Initial Public Offering 252

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

This is the fourth article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Of course I’d like to make good returns. I tell my wife to assume that money is lost.&#.

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Cap Table Angel Investor Liquidation Preference Deal Flow 283

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The event presenter, FUND, is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. The FUND Conference brings together over 100 startups to present their early-stage products and pitches in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders.

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Technical Review Software Review Illinois Due Diligence 153

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

This setup is incredibly investor-friendly because investors may pick and choose whatever companies they want to invest in from the deal flow. The average investment horizon for angel funds is between eight and ten years.

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Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 127

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This exposure helps in recruiting entrepreneurs for their rapidly growing Global Entrepreneur Program , as well their integrated suite of cloud services targeted towards tech and startup community members. Our vision has always been to facilitate the connections between entrepreneurs and early stage investors.

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Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. It should help some entrepreneurs to better access early-stage capital and should allow some angel investors better access to deal flow. So What’s the Big Deal? Both are right. founder fighting.

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Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Early Stage 356

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. One of the primary ones is the referral source.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2010

The plan describes the execution strategy for addressing these “knowns.&# In the early days of venture capital, investors and entrepreneurs were familiar with the format of business plans from large company and adopted it for startups. Venture Firms use the contests as another source of deal flow and talent.

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Business Plan Business Model Customer Development Deal Flow 312

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Even though the good comes with the bad (with great power comes great responsibility ), I think it pays to be optimistic about the future and what technology and entrepreneurs will accomplish. I think the best companies enable incredibly positive things in the world.

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Early Stage Florida Deal Flow Venture Capital 120

Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2014

In addition to bootstrapping his new company forever (since he’s a multi-time successful entrepreneur), Steve could easily raise an angel round any time he wanted to. For the investors, the clear benefits are: 1) Access to deal flow they wouldn’t otherwise get.

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Syndicate Syndication Cap Table Due Diligence 148

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Great returns in early stage investing is driven by great deal flow and good picking. We also continue to be guided by the same North Star – which is to offer a great product for our customers, the entrepreneur, so that he or she can achieve the full-potential of their creations. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. As a member of the selection committee on one of these local organizations, I use Angelsoft on the investor side to review business plans, deal flow, and help orchestrate presenters at monthly meetings of the local organization.

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Angel Investor North America South America Accredited Investor 120

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The Valley produces world-class entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and successful high-tech companies – all growing and creating jobs on one relatively small peninsula. Many other communities are entrepreneur-friendly and, by any measure, have the tools in place to spawn new high growth companies.

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Silicon Valley Southern California Tucson Seattle 107

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

However, there is actually much more to Gust than is apparent on the surface, or even from the viewpoint of a current user (either entrepreneur or investor). This is a completely insane and complex vision (but what the heck, we’re entrepreneurs!)

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Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Several conversations over the last month have turned to the topic of helping entrepreneurs. Those folks may be hired in vertical specialties, and the larger and more successful incubators have enough deal flow to keep their agendas filled. As you probably know, I prefer advising founders in long, immersive engagements.

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Incubator Vertical Deal Flow Technical Review 48

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. I think these deals are less exciting than the ones you proactive seek out.

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Founder San Francisco Deal Flow Los Angeles 256

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. This is a must read for all entrepreneurs. the link is here.

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Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2017

One of the reasons I launched FuturePerfect Ventures in 2013 after 20 years in the tech industry was that I strongly believed we needed more women with decision making power on the VC side of the table to find and collaborate with the best entrepreneurs. They decide which VCs receive capital to invest in entrepreneurs.

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LP Technical Review Silicon Valley Limited Partner 65

Haystack

JULY 15, 2018

Recently on this blog, I’ve been attempting to unpack how an investor can sort through deal flow and potential investment opportunities. After writing about “ the quick kill ” to discard of inbound flow, next I wrote about what actually captures my attention and graduates to a meeting.

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Founder Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 60

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation . These folks are rare, expensive, and often have multiple side obligations (book deals, speaking engagements, etc.).

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Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

David Cohen

JUNE 18, 2022

Black women are the fastest-growing but still the least funded segment of the entrepreneur universe. Makisha shares her thoughts on the unique challenges facing Black female entrepreneurs–and the work that still needs to be done to give Black women full access to the freedom that entrepreneurship can open up. I did it, Coach!”,

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Kansas City Kansas Equity Deal Flow 136

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you start a new fund, you need to be clearly differentiated: what’s your unique insight into a specific opportunity, your unique network that generates deal flow, your unique value proposition that gets you into deals? Too many funds are still pitching themes that aren’t fresh (e.g. generalist focus, operator background).

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LP Differentiation Deal Flow India 73

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2013

If you’re an entrepreneur based in Atlanta, you may want to check out Startup Atlanta , a non-profit dedicated to making the A known nationally and internationally for entrepreneurship. It also includes Atlanta’s startup deal flow , outlining angel investments and venture capital that support promising area companies.

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Atlanta Deal Flow Startup Venture Capital 173

Steve Blank

AUGUST 12, 2013

—— Jason, an entrepreneur I’ve known for over a decade, came out to the ranch today. I realized most entrepreneurs don’t know how to get meetings with people too busy to see you. I’m not an investor, and I’m really not looking for meetings with entrepreneurs for deal flow. Perfect World.

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Silicon Valley Deal Flow Customer Development Stock 335

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I believe the rise in angel investing is here to stay and the professionalization of this class (aka “super angels&# or “micro VC&# ) is a good thing for the VC industry and for entrepreneurs. Access to the best deal flow – I think the most obvious thing you need to be successful is access to the right deals in the first place.

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Silicon Valley Deal Flow Angel Investor Cofounder 306

VC Cafe

JULY 31, 2020

A 2018 study by Creandum ventures found that speed, is the third most important factor for entrepreneurs when dealing with VC, but it’s only the 10th on the list for VCs. What’s important to founders vs. VCs ( Creandum ). But being proactive goes beyond just speed.

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Venture Capital Deal Flow Silicon Valley Portfolio 183

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. But this investment will happen globally and the US may see a decline in VC-funded startups in 2011.

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Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

– Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the second article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. But the problem is that most deals – even really promising ones – fail. Access to Deal Flow.

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Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

ATI has served the entrepreneur community for over twenty years and focuses on the IT, Wireless, Clean Energy and Bioscience verticals. The Assistant Director will manage the deal flow process and lead our due diligence efforts to admit new members. ATI also works closely with MobileMondayAustin and Semantic Web Austin.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Incubator Due Diligence 70

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. What this meant for entrepreneurs and VC’s was simple– the gold rush to liquidity was on. What Do VC’s Do?

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217